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Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolase (FBA)-A conserved glycolytic enzyme with virulence functions in bacteria: 'Ill met by moonlight'

Shams, Fariza; Oldfield, Neil J.; Wooldridge, Karl G.; Turner, David P J

Authors

Fariza Shams

DAVID TURNER david.turner@nottingham.ac.uk
Clinical Associate Professor



Abstract

© 2014 Biochemical Society. Moonlighting proteins constitute an intriguing class of multifunctional proteins. Metabolic enzymes and chaperones, which are often highly conserved proteins in bacteria, archaea and eukaryotic organisms, are among the most commonly recognized examples of moonlighting proteins. Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolase (FBA) is an enzyme involved in the Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas (EMP) glycolytic pathway and in gluconeogenesis. Increasingly, it is also recognized that FBA has additional functions beyond its housekeeping role in central metabolism. In the present review, we summarize the current knowledge of the moonlighting functions of FBA in bacteria.

Citation

Shams, F., Oldfield, N. J., Wooldridge, K. G., & Turner, D. P. J. (2014). Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolase (FBA)-A conserved glycolytic enzyme with virulence functions in bacteria: 'Ill met by moonlight'. Biochemical Society Transactions, 42(6), 1792-1795. https://doi.org/10.1042/BST20140203

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Aug 1, 2014
Online Publication Date Nov 17, 2014
Publication Date Dec 1, 2014
Deposit Date Aug 2, 2022
Journal Biochemical Society Transactions
Print ISSN 0300-5127
Electronic ISSN 1470-8752
Publisher Portland Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 42
Issue 6
Pages 1792-1795
DOI https://doi.org/10.1042/BST20140203
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/3129775
Publisher URL https://portlandpress.com/biochemsoctrans/article-abstract/42/6/1792/65113/Fructose-1-6-bisphosphate-aldolase-FBA-a-conserved